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Existence of Criminal Law Mechanisms in Environmental Law Ahmad Mubarak; Ifrani Ifrani; Rahmida Erliyani; Mispansyah Mispansyah
International Journal of Law, Environment, and Natural Resources Vol. 5 No. 1 (2025): April Issue
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Environmental damage in Indonesia is increasingly concerning, largely due to an anthropocentric view leading to the limitless exploitation of nature. Corporate environmental crimes often violate regulations, causing detrimental impacts on society and ecology. Despite an increase in companies engaging in pollution and environmental destruction, law enforcement against these corporations has not been optimal. Therefore, environmental impact control is crucial to minimize pollution risks. Law Number 32 of 2009 concerning Environmental Protection and Management serves as an important legal basis in Indonesia. This study employs a normative legal research method to address the urgency of criminal law instruments in environmental protection. Criminal sanctions are considered urgent and effective in tackling environmental problems as they serve as a law enforcement tool and provide a deterrent effect. The application of environmental criminal law is based on the principles of legality, sustainable development, prevention, and restraint, aiming to educate the public and prevent irresponsible behavior towards the environment.
Local Government Efforts in Protecting Productive Wetland Forests as the Basis for Food Security in South Kalimantan Yulia Audina Sukmawan; Ifrani Ifrani; Muhammad Topan; Daddy Fahmanadie; M. Ali Amrin; Dwi Damayanti; Saraya Aisya Awanis
International Journal of Law, Environment, and Natural Resources Vol. 5 No. 2 (2025): October Issue
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.51749/injurlens.v5i2.143

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The environment as a legal subject is fundamentally regulated by law. Efforts to protect and manage the environment in Indonesia continue to experience developments in its regulations, especially with the enactment of Law No. 32 of 2009 concerning Environmental Protection and Management, which replaced Law No. 23 of 1997 concerning the Environment. In addition to Law No. 32 of 2009, which serves as the parent law in the environmental sector, there are also other sectoral laws related to the environment, such as laws in the fields of forestry, mining, natural resources, and others. Peat swamp forests are one of the types of wetlands that are most threatened in Indonesia due to pressure from various human activities. Forest conversion or forest conversion into agricultural land, plantations, and production forests can threaten the existence of natural peat swamp forests. The purpose of this study is to determine and analyze the role of local governments in protecting wetland production forests in supporting food security in South Kalimantan and analyze converted agricultural land. Based on the research results obtained, 1,300 hectares of agricultural land have become yellow due to the increasingly rampant land conversion. Farmer groups in South Kalimantan are still active as farmers, 75% of whom are sharecroppers. By using annual crops, farmers in South Kalimantan produce 10-11 tons of rice per year with a 6-month planting period. However, unfortunately, the government program that encourages farmers to achieve an agricultural index of 200 per year has not been fully achieved, South Kalimantan's agricultural index is still at 100, considering that natural conditions have a major influence on the success of planted rice. Through this research, all problems regarding wetland production forests will be solved in supporting food security in South Kalimantan.